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In shadow of Texas gas drilling sites, health fears escalate

Next to a North Texas day care center is a site where Total Energies is pumping for natural gas

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In shadow of Texas gas drilling sites, health fears escalate

Next to a North Texas day care center is a site where Total Energies is pumping for natural gas

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'Very early days' in knowledge of omicron variant

ABC News contributor Dr. John Brownstein discusses what we do and don't know about the new omicron variant and its impact on controlling the pandemic.

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VIDEO: 'Very early days' in knowledge of omicron variant

Omicron variant creates 'incredible uncertainty': Dr. Richard Besser

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with Robert Wood Johnson Foundation CEO Dr. Richard Besser on the potential threat from the omicron variant and what it means for the battle against COVID-19.

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VIDEO: Omicron variant creates 'incredible uncertainty': Dr. Richard Besser

China to donate 600 million COVID-19 vaccine doses to Africa

China has pledged to donate 600 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccines to Africa as the world grapples with the unequal distribution of the shots between rich and poor countries

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In this photo released by Xinhua News Agency, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) via video link in Beijing on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. China has pledged to donate 600 million doses of its COVID vaccines to Africa as the world grapples with the unequal distribution of the shots between rich and poor countries. (Huang Jingwen/Xinhua via AP)

LA begins enforcing strict mandate requiring proof of vax

Enforcement began in Los Angeles for one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the country

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Patrons Naomi and Troy DeMontmorency, from Kern County, Calif., show their digital vaccination certificates to waiter Juan Rodrigues, left, before being allowed to enter the Fred 62 restaurant in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Enforcement began Monday in Los Angeles for one of the strictest vaccine mandates in the country, a sweeping measure that requires proof of COVID-19 shots for everyone entering a wide variety of businesses from restaurants to theaters and gyms to nail and hair salons. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states

A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement

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FILE - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt speaks during a news conference in St. Louis on Aug. 6, 2020. A federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care workers in 10 states. The preliminary injunction issued Monday, Nov. 29, 2021, applies to a coalition of suing states. They are Alaska, Arkansas, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

The Latest: CDC says ages 18 and up should get booster shot

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday broadened its recommendation for COVID-19 booster shots for all adults as the new omicron variant is identified in more countries

November 29

Passengers queue to check in at Heathrow Airport in London, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread. In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said mask-wearing in shops and on public transport will be required, starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

13 omicron cases in Portuguese soccer team

Portuguese health authorities say they have identified 13 cases of omicron.

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Residents wait to be inoculated with COVID-19 vaccines outside a school during the first day of a nationwide three-day vaccination drive in Quezon city, Philippines on Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. There has been no reported infection so far caused by the new variant in the Philippines, a Southeast Asian pandemic hotspot where COVID-19 cases have considerably dropped to below 1,000 each day in recent days, but the emergence of the Omicron variant has set off a new alarm. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Oklahoma bid for Guard exception to vaccine mandate denied

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has rejected a request by Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt that his state's National Guard be exempt from a Pentagon requirement that all military members be vaccinated against COVID-19

November 29

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin pauses while speaking during a media briefing at the Pentagon, Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Biden pushes shots, not more restrictions as variant spreads

Biden will urge Americans to get vaccinated and to receive a booster shot.

November 29

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks as he announces that he is nominating Jerome Powell for a second four-year term as Federal Reserve chair, during an event in the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Nov. 22, 2021. The Biden administration on Friday, Nov. 26, called for an overhaul of the nation's oil and gas leasing program to focus on areas that are most suitable for energy development and raise costs for energy companies to drill on public lands and water. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

South Africa's concern with omicron COVID-19 variant

ABC News producer Liezl Thom joins from Pretoria, South Africa, to share insight on the new omicron COVID-19 variant and how the country is responding.

November 29

VIDEO: South Africa's concern with omicron COVID-19 variant

Omicron variant drives fears of potential new COVID-19 wave

ABC News contributor Dr. John Brownstein speaks on the effectiveness of the vaccine and COVID-related mandates after the omicron variant became present in more than a dozen countries.

November 29

VIDEO: Omicron variant drives fears of potential new COVID-19 wave

CDC strengthens COVID-19 booster shot recommendation to include all adults as new omicron variant spreads

November 29

Court denies Massachusetts hospital workers' vaccine appeal

The Supreme Court has turned away an emergency appeal from employees at the largest hospital system in Massachusetts who object to the COVID-19 vaccine on religious grounds

November 29

What to know about the new COVID-19 omicron variant

The new variant, first identified in southern Africa, is a variant of concern according to the World Health Organization.

November 29

German governors, Merkel to discuss virus amid high cases

Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold talks with the governors of Germany's 16 states amid growing concern about the steep rise in new coronavirus cases in the country

November 29

A woman prepares her face mask due to the coronavirus pandemic in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner)

UN: Early evidence shows global risk from omicron variant is "very high"; future surges may have "severe consequences"

November 29

Couple detained on plane after leaving Dutch quarantine

Dutch military police have arrested a husband and wife who left a hotel where they were being quarantined after testing positive for COVID-19 and boarded a plane bound for Spain

November 29

Exterior view of the hotel in Badhoevedorp near Schiphol Airport, Netherlands, where Dutch authorities have isolated 61 people who tested positive for COVID-19 on two arriving flights originating from South Africa, Saturday, Nov. 27, 2021. Authorities are carrying out further investigations to see if any of the travelers have the omicron variant. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

UK set to expand COVID vaccine boosters amid omicron fears

A body will decide whether to expand the booster program.

November 29

Passengers get a COVID-19 test at a Testing Centre at Heathrow Airport in London, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The new potentially more contagious omicron variant of the coronavirus popped up in more European countries on Saturday, just days after being identified in South Africa, leaving governments around the world scrambling to stop the spread. In Britain, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said mask-wearing in shops and on public transport will be required, starting Tuesday. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Vaccine could be adapted to fight omicron variant

The developer of Russia's Sputnik V vaccine says it will work on adapting it to the new omicron COVID-19 variant

November 29

FILE - A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Sputnik V vaccine for COVID-19 as seniors and those considered high risk for contagion are eligible at a vaccination center set up in the parking lot of the Armed Forces Social Prevision Institute (IPSFA) in Caracas, Venezuela, June 7, 2021. On Monday, the U.S. will implement a new air travel policy to allow in foreign citizens who have completed a course of a vaccine approved by the Food and Drug Administration or the World Health Organization. That leaves people in Mexico, Hungary, Russia and elsewhere who received the non-approved Russian Sputnik V vaccine or the China-produced CanSino vaccine ineligible to board U.S.-bound flights. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix,. File)

Doctor: Many South Africans ill in surge have mild symptoms

South African doctors say the rapid increase in COVID-19 cases attributed to the new omicron variant is resulting in mostly mild symptoms

November 29

A man receives a dose of a vaccine at a COVID-19 vaccine centre, in Soweto, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. The World Health Organization has urged countries not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)

EXPLAINER: What we know and don't know about omicron variant

The World Health Organization says it could still take some time to get a full picture of the threat posed by omicron, a new variant of the coronavirus as scientists worldwide scramble to assess its multiple mutations

November 29

Fauci fires back at Cruz over COVID claims about Chinese lab

Sen. Ted Cruz suggested Fauci be investigated for statements about COVID-19.

November 29

Dr. Anthony Fauci, right, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks as Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) listens during a Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee hearing on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Nov. 4, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Millions of German state employees to get raise, COVID bonus

About 3.5 million state-level employees and civil servants in Germany will receive a 2.8% raise and a tax-free COVID-19 bonus of about $1,470 next year

November 29

Employees of public services attend a rally for better payment in Munich, Germany, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. About 3.5 million state-level employees and civil servants in Germany will receive a 2.8 percent raise and a tax-free COVID bonus of 1,300 euros, 1,470) Dollars, next year. Poster in center reads: 'Systemically relevant then pays us that way'. (Matthias Balk/dpa via AP)

Australia delays relaxing border, 5th omicron case reported

Australian authorities have announced that they will delay for at least two weeks plans to relax border restrictions as the country reported a fifth case of the omicron COVID-19 variant

November 29

A passenger arrives on an early morning flight at Sydney Airport, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Authorities in Australia said Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021, that two travelers who arrived in Sydney from Africa became the first in the country to test positive for the new variant of the coronavirus, omicron. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

WHO chief: Omicron shows need for global accord on pandemics

The WHO is pushing for an accord to help prevent and fight pandemics.

November 29

Authorities: 13 cases of omicron variant at Portuguese soccer club; only 1 player recently traveled to South Africa

November 29

Joyful reunions as Malaysia-Singapore land border reopens

Malaysians working in Singapore are holding joyful reunions with their loved ones after returning to their homeland following the partial reopening of a land border that has been shuttered for nearly two years due to the pandemic

November 29

A woman is greeted by her relative as she arrives from Singapore at Larkin bus station in Johor Bahru, Malaysia, Monday, Nov. 29, 2021. Malaysia and Singapore partially reopened their borders Monday for fully vaccinated citizens and some others, after nearly two years of closure due to the pandemic that had stranded many Malaysians working in the neighboring city-state away from their families. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)

The Scottish government announces 6 new cases of the omicron variant of coronavirus, taking the UK total to 9

November 29

New variant not stopping New Zealand's reopening plans

The emergence of the omicron variant isn't changing New Zealand's plans to ease restrictions in Auckland and move the nation into a new, more open phase of its pandemic response

November 29

People exercise at a government managed isolation and quarantine (MIQ) facility in Auckland, New Zealand on Sept. 30, 2021. New Zealand will reopen its borders to the world over the coming months, the government announced Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021, allowing for the return of displaced residents from January and tourists from April. (Sylvie Whinray/New Zealand Herald via AP)

Japan says it is suspending entry of foreign visitors from around the world as new coronavirus variant spreads

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Australia confirms 2 omicron cases as travel curbs tighten

Countries around the world are beginning to tighten their travel restrictions.

November 28

Travelers walk with their luggage in the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Canada confirms country's first two cases of omicron COVID-19 variant among two people who had recently visited Nigeria

November 28

WHO criticizes travel bans on southern African countries

The World Health Organization has urged countries not to impose flight bans on southern African nations due to concerns over the new omicron variant

November 28

People, some wearing face masks, walk in Regent Street, in London, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson said it was necessary to take "targeted and precautionary measures" after two people tested positive for the new variant in England. He also said mask-wearing in shops and on public transport will be required. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Morocco halts all incoming flights because of virus variant

Morocco is suspending all incoming air travel from around the world starting Monday for two weeks because of the rapid spread of the new omicron variant of the virus

November 28

Swiss vote to approve COVID restrictions as infections rise

Voters gave clear backing to legislation that introduced tight restrictions.

November 28

People protest during a rally of opponents of the COVID-19 law, in Bern, Switzerland, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Swiss voters appear set to approve by a clear margin legislation which introduced a special COVID-19 certificate that lets only people who have been vaccinated, recovered or tested negative attend public events and gatherings. (Anthony Anex/Keystone via AP)

Thousands protest coronavirus restrictions in Czech capital

Thousands have rallied in the Czech capital to protest the government's restrictive measures to tackle a record surge of coronavirus infections

November 28

Health workers at the Motol University Hospital take out of army helicopter one of the patients with COVID-19, who was transported to Prague from a hospital in Brno, Czech Republic, Thursday, Nov. 25, 2021. COVID spread reaches another record in Czech Republic, with 27,717 new confirmed COVID cases on Thursday, another daily maximum since the start of the epidemic. (Vit Simanek / CTK via AP)

Dutch impose new tighter lockdown amid spiking infections

The Netherlands has moved into a tougher lockdown that was announced amid spiking infection rates even before the country recorded its first confirmed cases of the new, more highly transmissible omicron variant

November 28

Closed bars and restaurants under a partial lockdown are seen on a near-deserted Rembrandt plein, or Rembrandt Square, in Amsterdam, Netherlands, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. The Dutch government tightened its lockdown Friday night amid swiftly rising infections and ICU admissions. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Israel tightens travel restrictions over new COVID variant

Israel has approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant

November 28

Travelers wearing protective face masks arrive at the Ben Gurion Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021. Israel on Sunday approved barring entry to foreign nationals and the use of controversial technology for contact tracing as part of its efforts to clamp down on a new coronavirus variant. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Morocco halts all incoming air travel from around the world because of rapid spread of new omicron variant

November 28

Dutch health institute confirms 13 cases of omicron variant among travelers who arrived from South Africa.

November 28

High alert: World scurries to contain new COVID variant

61 people across 2 flights to the Netherlands have tested positive for Covid-19.

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A sign reading 'Stay safe' in Regent Street, in London, Friday, Nov. 26, 2021. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday, and stocks plunged in Asia and Europe in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

High inflation? Low polling? White House blames the pandemic

Inflation is soaring, businesses are struggling to hire and President Joe Biden's poll numbers have been in free fall

November 27

FILE - President Joe Biden talks about the newly approved COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5-11 from the South Court Auditorium on the White House complex in Washington, Nov. 3, 2021. Biden's team views the pandemic as the root cause of both the nation's malaise and his own political woes. It sees getting more people vaccinated and finally controlling COVID-19 as the key to reviving the country and Biden's own standing. But the coronavirus has proved to be a vexing challenge for the White House. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

New variant omicron detected in UK

Travelers entering the U.K. from southern African countries must quarantine in a government-approved hotel for 10 days starting at 4 a.m. Sunday.

November 27

Reports: Italy, Germany report cases of omicron COVID-19 variant

November 27

South African scientists brace for wave propelled by omicron

Worried scientists in South Africa are scrambling to combat the lightning spread across the country of the new and highly transmissible omicron COVID-19 variant as the world grapples with its emergence

November 27

People lineup to get on the Air France flight to Paris at OR Tambo's airport in Johannesburg, South Africa', Friday Nov. 26, 2021. A slew of nations moved to stop air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible COVID-19 variant that has been detected in South Africa. Scientists say it is a concern because of its high number of mutations and rapid spread among young people in Gauteng, the country's most populous province. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay)

Amid riots, France to consider some autonomy for Guadeloupe

France's government is offering to discuss greater autonomy for the French Caribbean island of Guadeloupe

November 27

Debris left by demonstrators block a street of Le Gosier, Guadeloupe island, Sunday, Nov.21, 2021. French authorities sent police special forces to the Caribbean island of Guadeloupe, an overseas territory of France, as protests over COVID-19 restrictions erupted into rioting and looting for the third day in a row. On Sunday, many road blockades by protesters made traveling across the island nearly impossible. (AP Photo/Elodie Soupama)

UK plans new measures to combat the omicron COVID variant, including PCR tests for travelers and ramping up mask-wearing

November 27

COVID-19 positive Czech president discharged from hospital

Czech President Miloš Zeman has been discharged from the capital's military hospital after testing positive for the coronavirus

November 27